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Power Cascade: 3D models of teeth, claws, horns, thorns, beaks, and shells Project ID: 0000C1206 Public
113 Media · 88 Specimens · Creator: Evans, Alistair · Managed by: Alistair Evans, David Hocking

The Power Cascade is an evo-devo rule that describes the growth of structures from teeth to shells, such that the radial expansion of the shape follows a power law with the increase in distance. Publication: Evans et al. (2021). A universal power law for modelling the growth and form of teeth, claws, horns, thorns, beaks, and shells. BMC Biology.

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000344051 Shell MZRC:2082-1 Dentalium sp. Mesh 2021-02-10 Open Download  
000344532 Lower Left Canine tmag:mammalogy:2349 Ursus americanus kermodei Mesh 2021-02-14 Open Download  
000344526 Upper Canine nmv:mammalogy:c25810 Odobenus rosmarus Mesh 2021-02-14 Open Download  
000344758 Upper Left Canine nmv:mammalogy:C54580 Hyaena hyaena Mesh 2021-02-15 Open Download  
000349074 Tooth (Upper Right Canine) nmv:mammalogy:C32940 Moschus sp. Mesh 2021-03-11 Open Download  
000344729 Upper Left Canine nmv:mammalogy:c31008 Cercopithecus diana Mesh 2021-02-15 Open Download  
000345045 Ungual amnh:mammals:77702 Tamandua tetradactyla Mesh 2021-02-17 Open Download  
000344173 Shell MZRC:2082-2 Dentalium sp. Mesh 2021-02-11 Open Download  
000344058 Cheek spines MZRC:10086 Platycephalus sp. Mesh 2021-02-10 Open Download  
000344120 Dentary Toothrow MZRC:10086 Platycephalus sp. Mesh 2021-02-11 Open Download  
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